Qingyue Zheng: I grew up in JiuJiang, a small city in southern China, and majored in journalism in my undergraduate years. She believes the documentary format allows people to make deeper connections with stories and see the world that exists outside of their own experiences. She hopes to use documentaries to dive deeper into the storytelling process. She will challenge herself creatively and academically through this immersive program. Through NYU’s News and Documentary program, Oreoluwa is excited to expand her tool kit and skill sets. Her love for telling difficult stories, media and investigation led her to take the next step and apply for the NYU news and documentary program. She also began working as a producer at a local broadcast news station – WSIL News 3. Oreoluwa is a columnist for Nigerian newspaper – the Naija Times. Upon receiving her undergraduate degree she continued working in journalism. Oreoluwa has also been a part of multiple international exchanges including the Wole Soyinka International Cultural Exchange and the Radio in the American Sector fellowship in Berlin, Germany. In her reporting she worked to shine a light on injustice and inequality on the local, national and international level. Oreoluwa largely reported on racial and social justice issues. She also worked as an anchor for the evening edition of the university’s broadcast television station. A passion for storytelling and advocacy led her to pursue a path in journalism.ĭuring her time at SIU she became a reporter for a daily newspaper where she would eventually become the Editor-in-Chief. In 2022 she graduated with a B.A in political science and a B.S in journalism with a minor in French from Southern Illinois University. Oreoluwa Ojewuyi is a first generation Nigerian American and a Southern Illinois native. She is determined to travel the world documenting different cultures and eventually settling down back on her home island where it all began. An extremely curious mind, she loves journalism because every day is something new and different and it’s never the same job twice. The project includes a lengthy article, photo series, video series and cartoon about the history of Puerto Rico. Her current greatest feat in journalism is her multimedia project of the present and past of Puerto Rico and how Hurricane María impacted all ways of life on the island. During her time at Stony Brook University, she developed a passion for writing, photography and history, focusing her time and efforts on documenting the history and affairs of Puerto Rico. María Fernanda received her bachelor’s degree in journalism at Stony Brook University and was enamored with all things reporting. After years of determination to be a seamstress, she decided on a whim to study journalism after seeing a journalism pamphlet laying on the ground.

María Fernanda Cestero Muñiz was born in Ponce, Puerto Rico. They cannot wait to find inspiration and meet great people in a new and exciting country. Their main hope for this new adventure in New York is to gain greater storytelling and filmmaking skills with which they can pursue a career in documentary making. In her work at NYU she hopes to focus on the experience of queer communities, transitory combinations of people and place, and how these interact with wider society in New York and further afield. Emily is particularly interested in exploring stories of alternative kinship and niche communities around the world. Here, she also began writing articles for her university’s science media society, of which she later became a podcast host and website editor.

Born and raised in the rural Yorkshire Dales they escaped as soon as they could to a big(ish) city where they soon developed a keen interest in global affairs, art of all kinds, and factual storytelling.

Covering Protests: Your First Amendment ProtectionsĮmily Oliver is a 2022 graduate of Edinburgh University where she gained a first-class honours degree in Biotechnology.

Science, Health & Environmental Reporting.

Reporting the Nation & New York in Multimedia.

American Journalism Online Master’s Program.

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